The Wailing Frail

by Richard S. Prather

Shell Scott (13)

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Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but to take the job, even when the case is a killer. As usual, the beautiful women are always the mysterious ones. Following the goddess-like facade of a major player in the California Senate investigation, Shell Scott, PI, must compose himself and get on show more the case before things get violent. But he can't take his eyes off this enchanting girl. As events churns into a cyclone of violence, Shell must rush to solve the case before he gets caught in the cross fire. show less

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Original publication date
1956
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Shell Scott

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3531 .R14 .W35Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1900-1960
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